What color is #899F87?

#899F87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899F87?

The RGB value is 137, 159, 135: 137 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899F87?

The complementary color is #9D879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899F87 color

#899F87 rgb(137, 159, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #899F87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62.4% green and 52.9% blue (137, 159, 135).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#899F87 color codes

HEX	`#899F87`
RGB	`rgb(137, 159, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, -12.47, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 15.97, 141.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.087, 31.863, 27.64)`
Decimal	`9019271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899F87, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #899F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #899F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899f87; }
.text { color: #899f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 159 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899f87, #879f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #899F87?: #899F87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899F87?: The RGB value is 137, 159, 135: 137 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899F87?: The complementary color is #9D879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.